Schoppa offers a detailed critical examination of the outcome of recent U.S.-Japan trade talks, focusing on the Bush administration's Structural Impediments Initiative and the more recent Clinton Framework talks. He provides a comprehensive account of the political climate on both sides of the Pacific, drawing lessons about which tactics are most likely to work best for the U.S. Before new policies are established, we must understand why neither administration was able to compel Japan to end anti-competitive practices that inhibit the access of U.S. firms to Japanese consumers.

I: Historical Narrative

1: The Decline of the Traditional State, 1780-191901

China in 1780 The Faces of Western Imperialism Domestic Rebellion and the Devolution of Power to the Localities Military Defeats and the Loss of Tributary States The Cultural, Ideological, and Political Nature of Chinese Response to Civilizational Crisis

2: Building State and Nation Amid Cultural Revolution, 1901-1928

The ``Revolutionary'' Manchus Militarization and Political Options Social and Cultural Revolution Nationalism and Its Proponents

3: Social Revolution: Alternatives for State and Nation, 1928-1960

Struggles to Reconstruct Chinese Society The Ravages of Invasion and Civil War The Years That Were Fat Communization and Militarization

4: Economic Disasters and Miracles: 1960 to the Present--Whither State and Nation?

Cultural and Economic Catastrophe Reform and Repression State Decentralization and National Power Social and Cultural Change

II: Compendium of Key Figures, Events, and Terms

Major Events and Movements Terms Institutions and Organizations Treaties and International Settlements Emperors Qing Dynasty Government Leaders Leaders of Dissent, Rebellion, or Revolution Nationalist Party (Guomindang/Kuomintang) Leaders Communist Party (Gongchandang) Leaders Military Figures Intellectuals, Writers, and Artists

III: Resource Guide

Annotated Bibliography of Selected Works General Works Politics Society The Economy The World of Culture and Thought Relations with the Outside World Documentaries and Feature Films Electronic Resources

IV: Appendices

Appendix 1: Chronology, 1780 to the present Appendix 2: Documents

1. Letter of Commissioner Lin Zexu to Queen Victoria (1839) 2. The Taiping Plan for Reorganizing Chinese Society from The Land System of the Heavenly Dynasty(1853) 3. Memorial of Kang Youwei to the Guangxu Emperor (1898) 4. The Boxer Protocol (1901) 5. The Manifesto of the Revolutionary Alliance (Tongmenghui) (1905) 6. Chen Duxiu's ``Call to Youth'' from New Youth(1915) 7. The Three Principles of the People, Sun Yat-sen (1924) 8. Fundamentals of National Reconstruction, Sun Yat-sen (1924) 9. Report on an Investigation of the Peasant Movement in Hunan, Mao Zedong (1927) 10. The Jiangxi Soviet Land Law of 1932 11. Talks at the Yan'an Forum on Literature and Art, Mao Zedong (1942) 12. On the People's Democratic Dictatorship, Mao Zedong (1949) 13. The Marriage Law of the People's Republic of China (1950) 14. Decision of the Central Committee of the CCP concerning the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution (1966) 15. Big Character Poster, ``Bombard the Headquarters,'' Mao Zedong (1966) 16. ``Democracy or a New Dictatorship,'' Wei Jingsheng, published in Explorations(1979) 17. Proposals for the Reform of the Political Structure, Su Shaozhi (1986) 18. Wall poster, Beijing Spring (1989) 19. Main points of Deng Xiaoping's Talks in Shenzhen (1992) 20. Excerpt from Decision of Central Committee on Some Issues Concerning the Establishment of a Socialist Market Economic Structure (1993)

Schoppa offers a detailed critical examination of the outcome of recent U.S.-Japan trade talks, focusing on the Bush administration's Structural Impediments Initiative and the more recent Clinton Framework talks. He provides a comprehensive account of the political climate on both sides of the Pacific, drawing lessons about which tactics are most likely to work best for the U.S. Before new policies are established, we must understand why neither administration was able to compel Japan to end anti-competitive practices that inhibit the access of U.S. firms to Japanese consumers.

Table of Contents

I: Historical Narrative

1: The Decline of the Traditional State, 1780-191901

China in 1780 The Faces of Western Imperialism Domestic Rebellion and the Devolution of Power to the Localities Military Defeats and the Loss of Tributary States The Cultural, Ideological, and Political Nature of Chinese Response to Civilizational Crisis

2: Building State and Nation Amid Cultural Revolution, 1901-1928

The ``Revolutionary'' Manchus Militarization and Political Options Social and Cultural Revolution Nationalism and Its Proponents

3: Social Revolution: Alternatives for State and Nation, 1928-1960

Struggles to Reconstruct Chinese Society The Ravages of Invasion and Civil War The Years That Were Fat Communization and Militarization

4: Economic Disasters and Miracles: 1960 to the Present--Whither State and Nation?

Cultural and Economic Catastrophe Reform and Repression State Decentralization and National Power Social and Cultural Change

II: Compendium of Key Figures, Events, and Terms

Major Events and Movements Terms Institutions and Organizations Treaties and International Settlements Emperors Qing Dynasty Government Leaders Leaders of Dissent, Rebellion, or Revolution Nationalist Party (Guomindang/Kuomintang) Leaders Communist Party (Gongchandang) Leaders Military Figures Intellectuals, Writers, and Artists

III: Resource Guide

Annotated Bibliography of Selected Works General Works Politics Society The Economy The World of Culture and Thought Relations with the Outside World Documentaries and Feature Films Electronic Resources

IV: Appendices

Appendix 1: Chronology, 1780 to the present Appendix 2: Documents

1. Letter of Commissioner Lin Zexu to Queen Victoria (1839) 2. The Taiping Plan for Reorganizing Chinese Society from The Land System of the Heavenly Dynasty(1853) 3. Memorial of Kang Youwei to the Guangxu Emperor (1898) 4. The Boxer Protocol (1901) 5. The Manifesto of the Revolutionary Alliance (Tongmenghui) (1905) 6. Chen Duxiu's ``Call to Youth'' from New Youth(1915) 7. The Three Principles of the People, Sun Yat-sen (1924) 8. Fundamentals of National Reconstruction, Sun Yat-sen (1924) 9. Report on an Investigation of the Peasant Movement in Hunan, Mao Zedong (1927) 10. The Jiangxi Soviet Land Law of 1932 11. Talks at the Yan'an Forum on Literature and Art, Mao Zedong (1942) 12. On the People's Democratic Dictatorship, Mao Zedong (1949) 13. The Marriage Law of the People's Republic of China (1950) 14. Decision of the Central Committee of the CCP concerning the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution (1966) 15. Big Character Poster, ``Bombard the Headquarters,'' Mao Zedong (1966) 16. ``Democracy or a New Dictatorship,'' Wei Jingsheng, published in Explorations(1979) 17. Proposals for the Reform of the Political Structure, Su Shaozhi (1986) 18. Wall poster, Beijing Spring (1989) 19. Main points of Deng Xiaoping's Talks in Shenzhen (1992) 20. Excerpt from Decision of Central Committee on Some Issues Concerning the Establishment of a Socialist Market Economic Structure (1993)